Capital structure in South Korea: A quantile regression approach

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 231-250

  Fattouh, Bassam ^a   Scaramozzino, Pasquale ^a   Harris, Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Quantile regression; South Korea

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA; WORLD;

EID: 11244299860     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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